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Thưởng Văn Part 1: Error Correction

1. Sentence: I have taken part in a half marathon for the first time when my brother urged me to be more physically active.
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• Correction: I took part in a half marathon for the first time when my brother urged me to be more physically active.
• Explanation: The sentence should use the past simple tense ("took") rather than the present perfect ("have taken") to indicate a specific event in the past.

1. Sentence: It's the first time we tried Greek yoghurt though we all know it contains fewer carbs than regular yoghurt.
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• Correction: It's the first time we have tried Greek yoghurt, though we all know it contains fewer carbs than regular yoghurt.
• Explanation: "First time" suggests a present perfect construction ("have tried").

1. Sentence: Some teenagers want expensive clothes, which can leads to financial burden on their parents.
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• Correction: Some teenagers want expensive clothes, which can lead to a financial burden on their parents.
• Explanation: "Can" is followed by the base form of the verb ("lead").

1. Sentence: The school regulations say that students don't have to fight each other.
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• Correction: Correct as it is.
• Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct.

1. Sentence: We are believing that the new underground will reduce traffic jams in the urban centre.
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• Correction: We believe that the new underground will reduce traffic jams in the urban centre.
• Explanation: "Believe" is a stative verb and is not used in the continuous form.

1. Sentence: The high-rise building looks beautifully and becomes a symbol of the city.
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• Correction: The high-rise building looks beautiful and becomes a symbol of the city.
• Explanation: "Looks" should be followed by an adjective ("beautiful"), not an adverb ("beautifully").

1. Sentence: My sister's part-time job involves collecting and analyse data from the domestic market.
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• Correction: My sister's part-time job involves collecting and analyzing data from the domestic market.
• Explanation: "Analyse" should be in American English spelling ("analyzing") to maintain consistency.

1. Sentence: Listen to music helps me relax, so I often listen to my favourite songs when I come home.
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• Correction: Listening to music helps me relax, so I often listen to my favourite songs when I come home.
• Explanation: The subject of the sentence should be "listening" (gerund), not "listen".

1. Sentence: Increased global warming can also pose a threat to national security, affected food security, which, in turn, can lead to resource conflicts.
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• Correction: Increased global warming can also pose a threat to national security, affecting food security, which, in turn, can lead to resource conflicts.
• Explanation: "Affected" should be changed to "affecting" to maintain parallel structure.

1. Sentence: Trees also absort carbon dioxide, mitigating the emission of greenhouse gases produced by human activity.
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• Correction: Trees also absorb carbon dioxide, mitigating the emission of greenhouse gases produced by human activity.
• Explanation: The correct spelling is "absorb" instead of "absort."

1. Sentence: Helping others may help you overcome personal struggles and give you life new meaning and a sense of purpose.
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• Correction: Helping others may help you overcome personal struggles and give your life new meaning and a sense of purpose.
• Explanation: "Your life" is the correct possessive form.

1. Sentence: When you become a voluntary, you are not only giving your time, but your mind, your heart and your soul.
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• Correction: When you become a volunteer, you are not only giving your time, but your mind, your heart, and your soul.
• Explanation: "Voluntary" should be "volunteer" (noun) in this context.

1. Sentence: To sign ASEAN's commitment to human rights and democratic values, its member countries signed the ASEAN Charter in 2007.
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• Correction: Correct as it is.
• Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct.

1. Sentence: Let's stop to watch so much TV so that we can read or go out instead.
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• Correction: Let's stop watching so much TV so that we can read or go out instead.
• Explanation: The verb "stop" should be followed by the gerund ("watching"), not the infinitive ("to watch").

1. Sentence: The tongue is the principal organ of taste, and is crucial for chewing, swallowing, and speaking.
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• Correction: Correct as it is.
• Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct.

Part 2: Sentence Transformation

1. Original sentence: This is the first time I attend such an enjoyable wedding party.
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• Correct answer: D. I have never attended such an enjoyable wedding party before.
• Explanation: The structure "This is the first time" implies the present perfect tense, which is best transformed into "I have never attended."

1. Original sentence: I have not met her for three years.
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• Correct answer: A. The last time I met her was three years ago.
• Explanation: "Have not met" refers to an action that has not happened up until the present, which is transformed into "The last time I met her."

1. Original sentence: It was wrong of you to scare your brother like that.
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• Correct answer: B. You ought not to have scared your brother like that.
• Explanation: "It was wrong of you" suggests a past action that should not have been done, so the correct transformation is "ought not to have."

1. Original sentence: Youngsters should confide their problems to their parents for sound solutions.
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• Correct answer: A. It is advisable for youngsters to confide their problems to their parents for sound solutions.
• Explanation: "Should" can be expressed as "it is advisable" to suggest something is recommended.

1. Original sentence: Do you agree with my view on this issue?
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• Correct answer: D. Are you in agreement with my view on this issue?
• Explanation: "Agree with" can be rephrased as "in agreement with."

1. Original sentence: We stayed in that hotel despite the noise.
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• Correct answer: A. Because the hotel is noisy, we stayed there.
• Explanation: The sentence expresses the idea that the noise didn't stop them from staying, so it's better to focus on the reason for staying ("Because the hotel is noisy").